author
Thomas R. (Thomas Robert) Henry
b. 1893
A veteran science journalist with a taste for adventure, he turned expeditions, wartime reporting, and natural-history curiosities into lively nonfiction. His books bring together sharp reporting and a clear delight in the strange and remarkable corners of the world.
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The Strangest Things in the World: A Book About Extraordinary Manifestations of Nature
by Thomas R. (Thomas Robert) Henry
About the author
Born in Boston on March 17, 1893, and raised in Sterling, Massachusetts, he grew up fascinated by exploration and the natural world. Smithsonian records describe him as a science writer for The Washington Evening Star and a press writer for the Smithsonian Institution from 1931 into the mid-1960s.
His career reached far beyond the newsroom. During World War II he served as a correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance in England, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France, and later took part in Operation Highjump, the major U.S. Antarctic expedition of 1946–1947. Those experiences helped shape books that mix reporting, science, travel, and discovery.
He also wrote for magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and National Geographic. Today he is remembered for accessible popular science and natural-history writing, including works such as The White Continent and The Strangest Things in the World, which share unusual facts and far-flung adventures in a lively, reader-friendly way.